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1. How companies or organizations and individuals use digital or social media to effectively communicate ideas, information, arguments, and messages to achieve a specific goal. 2. How digital or social media has transformed the communication of an idea, information, and arguments in society. 3. Access, analyze, interpret, and evaluate digital media to foster learning and to guide decision-making. 4. Make responsible choices in the creation and consumption of digital media based on awareness of global, social, ethical, and legal contexts. In this project, you will select a topic discussed in class from the list provided below, conduct additional research on the topic, and share this information in a research paper. 1. Project Requirements (topics and content to cover) 2. Paper Requirements (content organization) 3. Submission Requirements (how to submit your assignment) 4. APA Resources (how to cite and select sources) 5. Due Date Information and Late Policy (Week 7) : (online slideshow – 84 slides) This is a summary of all the resources used in class relating to the topic including online discussions. Include the as an in-paper citation and on your References page. Include at least related to your topic that are presented, discussed, or posted in the weekly Read & Watch in class or posted in the 15 topic list above. Include these sources as in-paper citations and list them on your References page. a. Double-spaced b. 1-inch Margins c. 12-point size professional font (e.g. Times New Roman) d. Header e. Automatic Page numbers f. Title page g. Reference page (Title page, Reference page, and direct quotes do not count toward the total word count). a. Project Name b. Your Name c. Course Name and Section Number d. Semester e. Instructor’s Name f. Title of Research Paper Topic Your References page must be APA formatted. Please do not use unprofessional sources such as Wikipedia, About.com, Answers.com, Dictionary.com, How.com, or anything remotely similar.  Examples of include textbooks, articles, academic journals, and conference proceedings. Scholarly resources are written by experts in their fields, grounded in research, and often refereed (reviewed

and edited by researchers in the field). Examples of include trade journals or magazines. Professional sources are written for a specific audience that works in a certain field. They are not research-based. You can also use our course content (e.g. Read & Watch resources) as a source as well. UMGC has a top-notch, extensive online library. You can find many scholarly and professional sources there. You can use social media (e.g. Twitter posts, blogs, YouTube) sources as well as this is a paper about the use of digital and social media. a. Cover Page b. Topic Introduction (Section 1) c. Topic Discussion (Section 2) d. Additional Research (Section 3) e. Reference Page (UMGC Library). Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your assignment. Give yourself at least a 5-hour window to account for any technical difficulties that might arise. If you experience technical difficulties beyond your control that do not allow you to successfully complete the assignment, immediately follow the steps below: This project is worth or of your total grade for the course. You will lose points for issues such as: not following directions, not submitting your work on time, and failure to include all required elements. Each omission will result in a partial point deduction. To complete this project and receive full credit, you must submit your completed presentation to your unless you encounter problems–discussed above). Please make sure you keep a copy of your project stored on your computer. Technical difficulties do happen–you may need to resubmit your assignment for a number of reasons. It is always a good policy to ! Please contact me in advance if you are having problems understanding what is required of you. UMGC has strict policies regarding turning in work that is not 100% your own creation. I will enforce these policies. It is your responsibility to make sure you have posted your assignment CORRECTLY! Once you have posted your assignment, immediately attempt to view it, just to make sure your post was accepted by LEO, that it is formatted correctly, and you have posted the correct file. You will be held responsible for posting your assignments correctly.